Help with a lever sequence puzzle

MrMiH · 2014-07-04T01:48:27+0900

Hi guys! I'm a wannabe game designer that finally decided to take up some basic scripting, and it was suggested to me that I start with the RPG Maker. So here I am, completely clueless and angry at my assignment. The problem looks like this: - I need to script a puzzle with four levers that need to be activated in a certain order [all of them] - if the player gets any of the levers wrong, he hears some kind of an error sound and has to reset the puzzle by standing on floor panel near the levers - once he gets all the levers in the right order, a door opens I searched the forums for some answers and found a couple o similar requests, but the explanations were either not good for my case or were written in a way that I couldn't wrap my head around. Someone please help.

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Started by MrMiH Jul 3, 2014, 04:48 PM 4 posts View original ↗

MrMiH

#1 Jul 3, 2014, 04:48 PM Source

Hi guys!

I'm a wannabe game designer that finally decided to take up some basic scripting, and it was suggested to me that I start with the RPG Maker. So here I am, completely clueless and angry at my assignment.

The problem looks like this:

- I need to script a puzzle with four levers that need to be activated in a certain order [all of them]

- if the player gets any of the levers wrong, he hears some kind of an error sound and has to reset the puzzle by standing on floor panel near the levers

- once he gets all the levers in the right order, a door opens

I searched the forums for some answers and found a couple o similar requests, but the explanations were either not good for my case or were written in a way that I couldn't wrap my head around.

Someone please help.
sbethune81

#2 Jul 3, 2014, 04:55 PM Source

Are you familiar with switches and variables in the Rpg Maker VX Ace editor? Either way, I can help you out, but it will help me know where to begin. There is no Ruby scripting required for this puzzle.
MrMiH

#3 Jul 3, 2014, 04:57 PM Source

Well, I know they exist and can use them for some very basic stuff, but I have no idea how to apply them to this specific problem.
Andar

#4 Jul 3, 2014, 04:59 PM Source

please follow the link in my signature to the tutorials, they will tell you everything you need - especially the variables guide game will show you several examples on how to do this.